Citizens in Charge Foundation
From Ballotpedia
The Citizens in Charge Foundation, or CICF, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based outside of Washington, DC in Lake Ridge, VA. The Foundation is the only national organization dedicated to promoting the initiative and referendum process. CICF promotes educational programs about initiative & referendum, while its counterpart 501(c)(4) organization, Citizens In Charge, works directly with public officials and voters to protect and spread ballot initiative rights.
CICF works with activists, media, educators, opinion leaders and voters to protect the initiative & referendum process where it exists in 24 states and to expand the process to the 26 states where voters currently lack the initiative. Citizens in Charge Foundation works across party lines to educate the public on the benefits of citizen initiative, referendum and recall and also litigates to protect and expand those rights.
CICF is non-partisan does not support any initiatives, referenda, or candidates for office.
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Ballotpedia
CICF was the original sponsor of Ballotpedia, before the project was taken over by the Sam Adams Alliance.
Funding
The Citizens In Charge Foundation does not accept government funding and is supported entirely by the goodwill of private donors.
Key personnel
Paul Jacob is the president of CICF.
